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About ashleew44226948
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‎Oct 12, 2017
‎Sep 14, 2021
ashleew44226948
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‎Oct 01, 2018
03:00 PM
What jane-e was suggesting was to create a paragraph style that you can apply to all paragraphs that share the same formatting. Any changes you make to the paragraph style will apply to all paragraphs sharing that style. To do this, use the following steps: Go to Window > Styles > Paragraph Styles Place your cursor inside the paragraph you want to format In the Paragraph Styles window, click the flyout/hamburger icon and from the context menu that opens select "Create new paragraph style" In the window that opens, select Bullets and Numbering in the sidebar Set the list type to "numbers" Set the left indent to 1p0 Set the first line indent to -1p0 Click OK. Now, that's just for turning your footnotes into an ordered/numbered list hanging indents (where all the lines line up at at the left). You can set other paragraph options via the different sections on the sidebar.
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‎Oct 01, 2018
02:40 PM
1 Upvote
Set your baseline to 3pt instead of 12. Using a smaller multiple for your baseline gives your text more wiggle room as far as where it "lands" between paragraphs, and in this case should allow your spacing to remain consistent regardless of how many lines the heading has. The other good thing about the 3pt leading is that it works with BOTH 12 and 21pt leading; if the rest of the doc is set in leadings that are multiples of 3, you should be smooth sailing from here on out.
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‎Sep 04, 2018
02:49 PM
That sucks. As far as finding someone willing to convert the file for you, try the graphic design forum on Reddit. Explain your situation, be very polite, and you're likely to find at least one person who'll help out a fellow designer in a bind. Something crazy like this happens to all of us at one point or another in our careers, and I, at least, have found the design community on the web at large to be very helpful when real project emergencies strike.
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‎Sep 04, 2018
02:17 PM
If you can't find someone to do the conversion for you, as an alternative you can send the corrupt file to Adobe support and they may be able to fix it for you. A previous discussion here details the process: Corrupt InDesign file (Either way, I hope you're able to get an editable file again. I've had InDesign docs go corrupt on big projects; it's a nightmare.)
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‎Aug 28, 2018
01:04 PM
Perfect, that did the trick! So I take it slashes are one of those characters JS doesn't recognize unless they're escaped, even within quotes? Here's the updated code. I modified it to only work on the selected table or frame, and added an alert to let the user know this. Is there a way to make the code stop executing after the error is detected? Currently it throws error #21 after showing the alert (because myFrame isn't defined) // JavaScript Document var myDoc = app.activeDocument; var myFrame = app.selection[0]; if(app.selection <1){ alert ("Please select a table or a frame containing a table."); } app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = null; app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = "^[2-6]\\d+(\\.\\d+)?"; var myFound = myFrame.findGrep(); var cellStyleHeatMapPoor = myDoc.cellStyles.itemByName( "Heatmap Poor" ) ; for(i=0; i<myFound.length; i++) { if(myFound.parent.constructor.name == "Cell") { myFound.parent.appliedCellStyle = "Heatmap Poor"; var overrides = myFound.clearOverrides()//this is the new line added in this content } } app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = null; app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = "^[7-8]\\d+(\\.?\\d+)?"; var myFound = myFrame.findGrep(); var cellStyleHeatMapPoor = myDoc.cellStyles.itemByName( "Heatmap Mediocre" ) ; for(i=0; i<myFound.length; i++) { if(myFound.parent.constructor.name == "Cell") { myFound.parent.appliedCellStyle = "Heatmap Mediocre"; var overrides = myFound.clearOverrides()//this is the new line added in this content } }
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‎Aug 28, 2018
12:08 PM
Hi Stefan! Would this replace the if(myFound)... section of the script? And do I need to define curCellStyleName, ValidCellStyle, etc?
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‎Aug 28, 2018
12:07 PM
No joy; the script doesn't produce errors, but it has no effect either. In the console all it says is "result:undefined." I searched through the forums and the net at large to find some other scripts I could try and tweak, but I wasn't able to get those working either. I'm sure what I want is technically possible. I think the main part where things are failing is the Grep: it seems like InDesign isn't actually searching for anything before proceeding through the rest of the script.
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‎Aug 27, 2018
07:35 AM
I have a document where certain tables need to have certain cell styles applied according to the values contained within each cell. Here's an example of the final output: (Effectively, all numbers from 00.00-69.99 will have one style, and numbers from 70.00-89.99 will have another style. I'm selecting for the former with the GREP ^[2-6]\d+(\.\d+)? and the latter with ^[7-8]\d+(\.?\d+)?) My current approach is using Grep styles within the paragraph style for the cells to color code the values themselves, making it easier for me to spot and change them individually. This is still a pretty tedious approach, though, especially since there are several pages of tables where I'd need to do this. This seemed like the kind of thing that could be automated via scripting, so I did some digging and I found a script for a similar solution here: How to apply a table cell style based on grep search?​, which I modified to suit a grep-based search approach rather than a text-based one. My modified code is below: var myDoc = app.activeDocument app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = null app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = "^[2-6]\d+(\.\d+)?" var myFound = myDoc.findGrep() for(i=0; i<myFound.length; i++) { if(myFound.parent.constructor.name == "Cell") { myFound.parent.appliedCellStyle = "Heatmap Poor" var overrides = myFound.clearOverrides() //this is the new line added in this content } } The problem? Running the script doesn't give me any errors, but it also doesn't do anything. And I don't know JS well enough to really troubleshoot why that's the case. Also, I'm not sure how to make it find the two separate conditions that must be searched for within the same script. I figured more experienced eyes than mine could point out what I'm doing wrong. I appreciate your help!
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‎Aug 24, 2018
11:13 AM
Table/Cell styles can be a little mystifying; here's one of the more straightforward tutorials I've found for those new to working with them: https://www.bookdesignmadesimple.com/making-tables-look-good-in-indesign/ Re: why tables need to be in a text box, InDesign thinks of all content in terms of frames: content is either contained by a frame, or it is a frame. While I don't know the exact technical reason for this, my guess is that this frame-based logic exists to allow you to apply Object Styles to the frames in the question. So, for example, if you always want your tables to be free-floating with text wrapping around them instead of being part of the text flow, you could create an object style that would always apply a text wrap to your table frame, versus you having to constantly duplicate the frame or manually enter text wrap settings to achieve the same affect. This saves time in both creation and updating: if you later decide you want your table frame to always have padding, a stroke, to have its own baseline grid, to have a fill color, whatever-- you can set it in the object style and the change(s) will be instantly reflected across the entire document, versus you having to update the frames one. by. one. (Also, George's answer is correct: select the entire table and set the stroke color to "none." If this is a style you're going to be using frequently, be sure to save it as a table ​and ​cell style as well.)
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‎Aug 24, 2018
07:33 AM
1 Upvote
Is the file you're accessing on a network drive? This can happen if the network connection is lost between when you start working on the file and when you save it. In my case, if my computer goes to sleep long enough it will close the connection to the drive, and though that connection automatically resumes when I wake my machine, InDesign will still see it as closed and prompt me to save a new file.
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‎Aug 24, 2018
06:11 AM
That did the trick! I always forget about character scaling as an option. Thank you kindly!
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‎Aug 24, 2018
06:05 AM
Using indents requires me to adjust the indentation for every appearance of the paragraph style in question, as the width of the text/frame/column are not consistent across the document. I want to ensure an absolute width regardless of any of those factors-- so, for example, if I say that the top/bottom border is 1" wide and centered, it stays 1" wide and centered whether the text/frame/column is 2" wide, 8" wide, or 20" wide.
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‎Aug 23, 2018
02:19 PM
The image below provides a sample of what I'm looking for. This is a challenge I've tried to solve with both paragraph borders and rules, but I run into the same problem with either approach: there's no way to ensure a universal width, as the width and associated offsets must be tied to either the column or text width, both of which are variable. I know I could do it the manual way with anchored objects, but it feels like there should be a way to solve this just using styles-- which will also make it much easier for other people to work with the document. I've been banging my head against this problem on and off for a few weeks and figured it was time to kick it over to the community for some fresh minds to review. Has anyone discovered a solution to this challenge?
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‎Aug 23, 2018
02:08 PM
1 Upvote
It's possible, but not right out of the box. Data Merge has limited support for multiple records per page (which is what you'd need) and I don't think it could handle the setup you've demonstrated without some significant manual editing on your part post-merge. Is this something you're going to be doing often? If so, it may be worth investing in a catalog plugin for InDesign, which introduces far more advanced logic and capabilities to the program and would make this kind of layout a breeze. As an interim solution, I think you could get the output you're looking for by doing the merge into Word, then exporting the resulting table(s) into InDesign for styling. Edit: This solution might work for you, but you'd end up with the recipient's name duplicated in every row, so you'd need to go back and delete the extras for every name you have (that's where the manual editing comes in) https://indesignsecrets.com/using-data-merge-to-create-a-table-for-a-directory.php
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‎Jul 25, 2018
06:09 AM
Awesome, great to hear! I haven't had occasion to use data merge with type on a path since the initial issue, but I'm glad to know it's been resolved!
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‎Mar 26, 2018
02:14 PM
That works perfectly, thank you! I'm not opposed to Javascript at all; applescript just seemed more user-friendly for getting something going quickly. I really appreciate your help!
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‎Mar 26, 2018
12:25 PM
Hello all! I'm trying to write a script that will: Get the size of the current page Create a rectangle equal to the page size with the following attributes: Black 1px stroke at 20% tint Aligned outside Soft light blending mode However, my script is choking at step 1: getting the size of the active page. I've tried multiple combinations of asking for the layout window, active document, and active page with no success-- InDesign just keeps giving a 1728 error and telling me that it can't get the active page. I don't know scripting at all, so I wouldn't know where to begin troubleshooting this. I'm also not sure that I'm referencing the properties the right way; this is just what I've been able to cobble together thanks to a combo of the scripting dictionary and various tutorials. Any help you can give would be much appreciated. Thanks! tell application "Adobe InDesign CC 2018" set myPage to active page of layout window in active document set myPageHeight to height of myPage set myPageWidth to width of myPage tell active document make rectangle with properties {stroke color:"Black", stroke tint:20, stroke weight:1, blend mode:"Soft Light", stroke alignment:"outside-alignment", geometric bounds:{0, 0, myPageHeight, myPageWidth}} end tell end tell
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‎Mar 07, 2018
12:44 PM
2 Upvotes
Oh, got it! So as far as creating the bullets goes, that's easy: after the data merge, just select those columns in the table, and use Find/Change to convert all the "1"s to the character/symbol of your choice. As far as actually creating the directory goes, I'd take a look at the solution here: https://indesignsecrets.com/using-data-merge-to-create-a-table-for-a-directory.php Which looks to be what you're after.
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‎Mar 07, 2018
11:14 AM
1 Upvote
Unfortunately that's not something InDesign can do natively. Once you start talking intelligent data merging you're getting into the realm of plugins; there are several that can accomplish what you want, but know that data merge plugins tend to be in the $300+ range. Edit: the closest you could come is including lines for those fields in the import and then telling InDesign to remove empty lines for blank fields. The downside to this method is that the height of the content block will be inconsistent between entries.
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‎Mar 07, 2018
08:18 AM
1 Upvote
How is your spreadsheet currently set up? What you could do is create all the numbers, split them roughly equally across twelve columns, give each of those columns headers (set1, set 2, set3, etc) then assign one of those columns to each of your tickets when you're data merging. (A better solution, if this is something you do frequently, is to use numbering software on the PDF once it's exported.)
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‎Jan 12, 2018
01:49 PM
For something like that I think you'd need a plugin or standalone software. As far as I know data merge only outputs to a file, not directly to the printer. I've heard Fusion Pro and Printshop Mail mentioned for workflows like this in the past, but I've never worked on the production side of things for projects of that volume, so I couldn't give a personal recommendation for either. Maybe someone else here can point you in the right direction.
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‎Jan 12, 2018
12:10 PM
I ran into a bizarre issue while using data merge today, and thought I'd turn to the forum to see if anyone had an idea as to the cause. The problem I have a document with all of the static items on the master page and the variable data items on the document page. Since the merged document wouldn't require any further fiddling, I used Data Merge > Export to PDF to generate the final file. The result: The variable data merged correctly. The static items on the master also merged correctly, with one exception: a title that had been created using the "type on a path" tool. Specifically, this item appeared only on the first page of the merged document, but was absent from all other pages. Okay, weird. So I run some tests. The result: Data Merge > Export to PDF with title text placed on master page -- Title text only appears on first page of merged pdf, absent from all others. Data Merge > Export to PDF with title text placed on document page -- Title text appears on all pages of merged pdf as expected Data Merge > Export to PDF with title text converted to outlines -- Title text appears on all pages of merged pdf as expected Data Merge > Create merged document with title text placed on master page -- Title text appears on all pages of merged document as expected I thought, "well maybe something's just corrupt with my file. Let me try a new one and see what happens." So I create a new file with some nonsense type on a path, and a merge field on the document page. The result? Same thing. The text on a path will not merge past the first page if it is placed on a master. The merge field on the document page merges as expected. It's the darndest thing and I have no idea how to resolve it. Well, I could just tweak my file using any of the working methods I demonstrated above, but if anyone knows how to *actually* fix the problem I'd be much more satisfied. Otherwise, if this is just a weird bug, it'd be good to know so I can report it. Thanks guys!
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